树枝 (shù zhī) — branch, twig | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

branchtwig

Measure word · 根

Examples

，树枝。
Dōng tiān dào le, shù shàng de shù zhī dōu luò guāng le.
Winter has come, all the branches on the tree have fallen off.
树枝。
Xiǎo niǎo zài shù zhī shàng chàng gē.
The little bird is singing on the branch.
树枝。
Tā yòng yì gēn shù zhī dāng guǎi zhàng.
He used a branch as a walking stick.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

树 means tree and 枝 means branch, together mean a branch of a tree.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樹; 树 is its simplified writing.

木尌樹

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

尌

尌shù樹shù

Same sound today

Originally 尌, 'to plant a tree', was written alone; the traditional form 樹 adds 木, 'tree', to it to differentiate.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木支枝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

支zhī枝zhī

Same sound today

枝 shows 木 (tree) beside 支, which gives the sound.

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